TY - JOUR
T1 - Mobility, Christianity and Belonging: Reflections of an Overseas Chinese Expatriate Wife in Shanghai
AU - Lau, Sin
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This paper explores what it means to be a Christian on the move in a transnational Asia. It provides an account of the reflections of a Singaporean expatriate wife as she searches for a spiritual home in Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It shows how her sense of being Christian is shaped by extra-religious concerns of class, language and nationality. Underscoring the tensions inherent in finding faith in motion, this paper aims to nuance prevalent understandings of religion as havens for people on the move.
AB - This paper explores what it means to be a Christian on the move in a transnational Asia. It provides an account of the reflections of a Singaporean expatriate wife as she searches for a spiritual home in Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It shows how her sense of being Christian is shaped by extra-religious concerns of class, language and nationality. Underscoring the tensions inherent in finding faith in motion, this paper aims to nuance prevalent understandings of religion as havens for people on the move.
U2 - 10.1080/14442213.2012.741143
DO - 10.1080/14442213.2012.741143
M3 - Article
VL - 14
SP - 71
EP - 84
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology
SN - 1444-2213
IS - 1
ER -